Jack Cork gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Marvin Sordell. Jack Cork is cautioned. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Mark Yeates.

31:44

Adam Lallana takes a shot. Save made by Rene Gilmartin.

29:18

Shot from just outside the area by Steve De Ridder goes over the bar.

28:49

Joe Garner gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jack Cork. Free kick taken by Jose Fonte.

27:53

Adam Lallana takes a shot.

23:01

Lloyd Doyley challenges Steve De Ridder unfairly and gives away a free kick. The ball is sent over by Daniel Fox, Header from close in by Richard Lambert hits the post.

20:09

John Eustace is penalised for handball and concedes a . Penalty taken right-footed by Richard Lambert and scored. Southampton 1-0 Watford.The assist for the goal came from Steve De Ridder.

17:35

Joe Garner concedes a free kick for a foul on Jose Fonte. Free kick taken by Kelvin Davis.

16:19

Mark Yeates decides to take the corner short.

16:01

Joe Garner takes a shot. Save by Kelvin Davis.

13:37

Craig Forsyth has an effort at goal from just outside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand post.

12:05

Jonathan Hogg takes a shot. Kelvin Davis makes a save.

8:49

Free kick awarded for a foul by Jack Cork on Jonathan Hogg. David Mirfin restarts play with the free kick.

7:30

Header from close range by Adrian Mariappa misses to the right of the target.

Match Preview

Saints skipper pushing for start
Dean Hammond could be restored to the Southampton starting line-up for the visit of Watford.
The midfielder and Saints captain was confined to the bench as the npower Championship leaders were beaten 2-1 at Cardiff on Wednesday night.
Left-back Dan Harding will be assessed having missed the last five matches with a knee injury, while long-term absentees Radhi Jaidi and Lee Barnard are also close to returning.
Veteran defender Jaidi has been out all season with a knee injury and striker Barnard has yet to appear due to an ankle problem, but both are back in training.
Centre-half Dan Seaborne is still out as he recovers from a head injury sustained during an assault outside a nightclub earlier this month.
Sean Dyche is likely to stick with a winning line-up when he takes his Watford side to the npower Championship leaders.
The Hornets boss made one change in midweek as out-of-form goalkeeper Scott Loach was dropped to the bench in favour of Rene Gilmartin, who made his first ever league start for the Hertfordshire club.
And despite going behind against Millwall at Vicarage Road, Watford hit back to prevail 2-1 late on.
Dyche has no major new injury problems to contend with ahead of the trip to St Mary`s, where Saints are yet to drop any points so far this season.
Midfielder Piero Mingoia has joined defender Lee Hodson (both knee) on the sidelines, although the pair are unlikely to have made the matchday 16 in any case. Long-term absentee Stephen McGinn also continues to miss out with a knee problem of his own.

Formation:442Manager: Nigel Adkins

Southampton

Formation: 442Manager: Sean Dyche

Watford

Kelvin Davis

Frazer Richardson

Jose Fonte

Jos Hooiveld

Daniel Fox

Steve De Ridder

Dean Hammond

Jack Cork

Adam Lallana

Guly Do Prado

Richard Lambert

SUBS

Bartosz Bialkowski

Morgan Schneiderlin

Aaron Martin

Richard Chaplow

Lee Holmes

Home

Away

Rene Gilmartin

Adrian Mariappa

Martin Taylor

David Mirfin

Lloyd Doyley

Mark Yeates

Jonathan Hogg

John Eustace

Craig Forsyth

Marvin Sordell

Joe Garner

SUBS

Scott Loach

Troy Deeney

Chris Iwelumo

Ross Jenkins

Dale Bennett

Match Report

Four-star Saints on top
Rickie Lambert's brace of penalties and strikes from Guly Do Prado and Lee Holmes ensured Southampton went into the international break at the top of the npower Championship table following their 4-0 victory over Watford.
Lambert, who took his goals tally for the season to 10, had a hand in - then converted - a spot kick in either half before Guly and Holmes put the gloss on the victory.
The Saints kept their 100% record after five games at St Mary's intact and they have now made their best start to a league season in 52 years although they started sluggishly this afternoon.
Adrian Mariappa, Jonathan Hogg and Joe Garner all had chances to put the visitors in front before John Eustace, under pressure from Lambert, handled in the area.
The much-travelled striker duly slotted home and he made no mistake when he was presented with another opportunity after half-time when he was hauled down by Mariappa.
Guly ensured there was no way back for Watford with a fine finish, while substitute Holmes wrapped up the win with a magnificent strike from long range late on.
However, it was the mid-table visitors who made the better start, surprisingly, with Mariappa heading wide early on.
Hogg shot straight at Kelvin Davis from the edge of the area, while the Saints goalkeeper superbly tipped over from Garner's lob.
To their credit, Nigel Adkins' men weathered the early onslaught and took the lead against the run of play thanks to free-scoring Lambert's 22nd-minute penalty.
The striker slotted past Rene Gilmartin for his ninth goal of the season after Eustace had handballed in the area as he and Lambert battled to reach De Ridder's cross.
Lambert could have doubled his and Southampton's tally immediately after but his header from Daniel Fox's right-wing free-kick struck the post.
The hosts were clearly in the ascendancy and Adam Lallana's volley from just outside the box thundered against the crossbar.
The midfielder then forced Gilmartin to make a fine save from his header as the Saints ended the half strongly.
A scrappy period ensued after the interval although Lambert won another penalty when he was brought to the ground by Mariappa after trying to latch on to Frazer Richardson's cross.
The 29-year-old once again fired left to put his side two goals to the good after 55 minutes and he nearly had a hat-trick but his 25-yard strike fizzed wide.
The Hornets refused to lie down, though, and Davis had to be at his best to deny Craig Forsyth after the midfielder had cut in from the right.
But their resistance was quelled when Guly picked up Lallana's pass before placing the ball into the right corner in the 70th minute.
Richard Chaplow struck the post from the edge of the area, while Richardson forced another fine save from Gilmartin as Southampton laid siege to the Hornets' goal.
And they were rewarded two minutes from end as Holmes' fantastic curling effort from 25 yards ensured an emphatic win.